UPDATE: SR 503 reopens after semi crash

UPDATE @ 3:14 p.m.

State Route 503 has reopened near Gratis after a semi overturned Saturday morning.

The road was closed for several hours as crews cleaned up the crash scene.

INITIAL REPORT:

A portion of State Route 503 is closed due to a crash involving a semi in Preble County.

The crash happened around 7:40 a.m. when a semi overturned on SR 503, just north of Gratis.

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No injuries have been reported in the crash at this time, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher.

The crash has shut down SR 503 at Fudge Road. Drivers are being asked to use an alternate route while crews remain on the scene.

We’ll update this story as we learn more.